Rizwan Manji

Rizwan Manji (born October 17, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He portrayed Ray Butani on Schitt's Creek, Tick Pickwick on The Magicians, Rajiv Gidwani in the NBC sitcom Outsourced, and Jamil in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) television series Peacemaker (2022–present).

Early life Manji was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Indian parents who emigrated from Tanzania. His family is Ismaili-Muslim of Gujarati Indian descent, and he has said that his religion is very important to him. When Manji was in grade one, he and his family moved to Calgary, Alberta, where he was raised. He graduated from Crescent Heights High School.

Manji's parents wanted him to go to university to earn a degree, but he wanted to be an actor. He attended the University of Alberta, where his sister Rishma was enrolled. In 1992, Manji enrolled at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City.

Career During the early years of Manji's career, he played small parts in various films and television shows, with recurring roles in Privileged, Better Off Ted and 24.

Manji played Ray Butani on the CBC comedy Schitt's Creek from 2015 to 2020, for which he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award.

He also appeared in seasons 2–5 of The Magicians, a fantasy television series on SyFy.

In 2019, he starred in the NBC comedy Perfect Harmony as Reverend Jax, a missionary who runs a church. The show, which starred Bradley Whitford, was cancelled after one season.

Manji has also appeared in a GEICO commercial as a customer in the checkout aisle who wins the "auction," and in commercials for Kmart, LendingTree, National Car Rental, The UPS Store,

Personal life Manji lives in Studio City, California, with his wife and three children. He has spoken openly about issues facing South Asian and Muslim actors in Hollywood.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1997 Sue Lost in Manhattan Newsstand Owner 1998 Too Tired to Die Young Arab 2001 American Desi Salim Ali Khan Queenie in Love Ahmed 2002 The Guru Party Waiter 2004 Fillum Star: The Peter Patel Story Peter Patel 2007 Transformers Akram Charlie Wilson's War Colonel Mahmood God, Inc. Muslim Publicist Short film 2009 Karma Calling Nikhil Shah 2010 Morning Glory DayBreak Producer 2012 The Dictator HIV Patient The Citizen Mo 2013 The Wolf of Wall Street Kalil Don Jon Teacher Decoding Annie Parker Assistant 2014 Dr. Cabbie Vijay That Thing with the Cat Manu Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Mr. Cellars 2015 Equals Gilead Miss India America Balu Patel 2016 Paterson Donny The Tiger Hunter Babu Rahman Odd Squad: The Movie Weird Mitch The Bounce Back Daryl Arranged Raj Short 2017 Wild Honey Writers' Group Leader 2018 The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot Maple Leaf 2020 Eat Wheaties! Bruce Rapp Midnight Curry Aman Khoja 2022 Wedding Season Vijay, Asha's father 2023 The Donor Party Kahlil Shazam! Fury of the Gods Docent Mustache Hameed Journey to Bethlehem Caspar2025 For Worse Mark Re-Election Governor Manish Singh 2026 Kissing Is the Easy Part College Advisor

Television Year Title Role Notes 1998 Money Kings Club Patron Television film 1999 One Life to Live Dr. Patel Episode: #1.7991 2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Santanu Singh Episode: "Gone" NCIS Dr. Pandy Episode: "SWAK" Damage Control 2 episodes Sleeper Cell Car Salesman Episode: "Money" Late Night with Conan O'Brien Santa Claus Episode: "#13.62" 2006 E-Ring Officer ISI Episode: "Five Pillars" Rescue Me Haji Episode: "Retards" 2007 The Knights of Prosperity Dentist Episode: "Operation: Fighting Shape" The Game Tubak Episode: "To Baby... Or Not to Baby" Without a Trace Fasil Mazarin Episode: "Deep Water" 2008–2009 Privileged Rami 10 episodes 2008 Mind of Mencia Gynecologist Episode: "#4.1" Life Young Doctor Episode: "Everything... All the Time" It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Mehar Episode: "Paddy's Pub: The Worst Bar in Philadelphia" Hannah Montana Ajay Episode: "You Never Give Me My Money" 2009–2010 Better Off Ted Rick / Male Office Worker 5 episodes FlashForward Maneesh Sandhar 3 episodes 2009 The Suite Life on Deck Swami Banu Kapatu Episode: "The Mommy and the Swami" Worst Week Ashok Episode: "The Epidural" Eleventh Hour Tony Episode: "Olfactus" How I Met Your Mother Dr. Vikash Episode: "Double Date" Medium Rental Agent Episode: "New Terrain" Three Rivers Dr. Drev / Dr. Dev / Male Doctor 3 episodes 2010–2011 Outsourced Rajiv Gidwani 22 episodes 2010 24 Ahman 3 episodes Glee Dr. Gidwani Episode: "Laryngitis" Hawthorne Dr. Asheesh Danee Episode: "Afterglow" 2011 Rizzoli & Isles Private Investigator Episode: "Seventeen Ain't So Sweet" 2012–2013 Crash & Bernstein Dr. Gordon 2 episodes 2012 New Girl Interviewer Episode: "Normal" Shake It Up John Episode: "Whodunit Up?" Squad 85 Cubby / Asst. Principal 3 episodes 2013 Touch Pakistani Interrogator Episode: "Enemy of My Enemy" Wendell & Vinnie Aziz 2 episodes Arrested Development Animesh / Male Concierge Episode: "Indian Takers" Save Me Dr. Carroll Episode: "Heal Thee" Anger Management Indian Father Episode: "Charlie and the Airport Sext" Lucky 7 Ahsan Lashiri 3 episodes Bones Raymond McCants Episode: "The Mystery in the Meat" The Goldbergs Donald Episode: "Shopping" 2013–2014 Dog with a Blog Dr. Young 2 episodes 2014 Mom Dr. Bellin 2 episodes Working the Engels Edward Fancy-Doodle Episode: "Jenna vs. Big Pastry Part II" Mixology Ganesh Episode: "Closing Time" 2015 Young & Hungry Cashier / Doctor Episode: "Young & Munchies" Backstrom Dr. Deb Chaman 5 episodes The Thundermans Babu Ouch Episode: "Phoebe vs Max: The Sequel" Minority Report Dr. Orson Episode: "Fredi" 2015–2020 Schitt's Creek Ray Butani 13 episodes 2015–2016 Bella and the Bulldogs Mr. Matoo 2 episodes 2016 The League Maitre D Episode: "The 13 Stages of Grief" NCIS: Los Angeles Anton Episode: "Matryoshka, Part 1" Workaholics Saul Kingston Episode: "Night at the Dudeseum" Another Period Prince Apato Episode: "The Prince and the Pauper" Goliath Dr. Carbo Episode: "It's Donald" 2017–2020 The Magicians Tick Pickwick 24 episodes 2017 Mr. Robot Norm Recurring role Mondays Tour Guide 2 episodes 2018 Rob Riggle’s Ski Master Academy Todd 8 episodes A Very Nutty Christmas Justin TV movie 2019–2021 Sydney to the Max Vice Principal Virman 7 episodes 2019–2020 Perfect Harmony Reverend Jax Main cast, 13 episodes 2020–2021 Mira, Royal DetectiveMr. Khan / Ajhay Sharma (voice)8 episodes American Dad!Knight / Towel Swan (voice)2 episodes 2021 Atypical Vice Principal Patrick 3 episodes 2022 Peacemaker Jamil Recurring role Roar Third Husband (Raoul) Episode: "The Woman Who Returned Her Husband" Zarqa Yusuf 3 episodes Family Guy Giraffe (voice) Episode: "Happy Holo-ween" Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration Le Fou Live TV special

Video games Year Title Role 2007 Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties Akbar